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Research Interests and Accomplishments
Dr. Vinita Joardar is a Senior Bioinformatics Analyst in the Eukaryotic Informatics group at the Rockville campus of the J. Craig Venter Institute. Dr. Joardarââ"š¬Ã¢"ž¢s research interests include prokaryotic and eukaryotic genome analysis, comparative genomics and the use of RNA-Seq data for improvement of structural annotation.
She joined TIGR in 2002 as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Plant Genomics group to annotate and analyze the genomes of two strains of the plant pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae. In 2005 she joined the Eukaryotic Annotation Group as a Bioinformatics Analyst. Her genomics experience includes the analysis of the fungi Aspergillus fumigatus and Neosartorya fischeri, the tick vector of Lyme disease, Ixodes scapularis and its rickettsial endosymbiont and the mitochondrion of the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (the causative agent of white spot in fresh water fish). Other projects include the reannotation of the Aspergillus nidulans genome and the comparative analysis of fungal mitochondria. As a member of the Eukaryotic Training team, Dr. Joardar has been an instructor for the Eukaryotic Genome Annotation and Analysis course offered at TIGR/JCVI.
Dr. Joardar earned her B.Sc. in Microbiology and M.Sc. in Biochemistry from Bombay University, Mumbai, India. She earned her Ph.D. from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Biochemistry. She has worked in the Plant Growth and Development department at Monsanto (St. Louis). Dr. Joardar was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Biology Department at Washington University prior to joining TIGR.
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Coyne, R. S., Hannick, L., et al.
Comparative Genomics of the Pathogenic Ciliate Ichthyophthirius Multifiliis, Its Free-living Relatives and a Host Species Provide Insights Into Adoption of a Parasitic Lifestyle and Prospects for Disease Control
Genome Biol. 2011 Oct 17; 12(10): R100.[more]
Kirkness, E. F., Haas, B. J., et al.
Genome Sequences of the Human Body Louse and Its Primary Endosymbiont Provide Insights Into the Permanent Parasitic Lifestyle
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jun 21; 107(27): 12168-73.[more]
Wortman, J. R., Gilsenan, J. M., et al.
The 2008 Update of the Aspergillus nidulans Genome Annotation: A Community Effort
Fungal Genet Biol. 2008 Dec 25; 46(1): 2-13.[more]
van den Berg, M. A., Albang, R., et al.
Genome Sequencing and Analysis of the Filamentous Fungus Penicillium chrysogenum
Nat Biotechnol. 2008 Sep 28; 26(10): 1161-8.[more]
Fedorova, N. D., Khaldi, N., et al.
Genomic Islands In the Pathogenic Filamentous Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus
PLoS Genet. 2008 Apr 01; 4(4): e1000046.[more]
Fedorova, N.D., Nierman, W.C., et al.
A Comparative View of the Genome of Aspergillus fumigatus
The Aspergilli Genomics, Medical Aspects, Biotechnology, and Research Methods. 2008 Feb 01;: 25-42.[more]
Rokas, A., Payne, G., et al.
What Can Comparative Genomics Tell Us About Species Concepts In the Genus Aspergillus?
Stud Mycol. 2007 Jan 01; 59: 11-7.[more]
Vencato, M., Tian, F., et al.
Bioinformatics-enabled Identification of the HrpL Regulon and Type III Secretion System Effector Proteins of Pseudomonas Syringae Pv. Phaseolicola 1448A
Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2006 Nov 01; 19(11): 1193-206.[more]
Wortman, J. R., Fedorova, N., et al.
Whole Genome Comparison of the A. fumigatus Family
Med Mycol. 2006 Sep 01; 44: 3-7.[more]
Joardar, V., Lindeberg, M., et al.
Whole-genome Sequence Analysis of Pseudomonas Syringae Pv. Phaseolicola 1448A Reveals Divergence Among Pathovars In Genes Involved In Virulence and Transposition
J Bacteriol. 2005 Sep 01; 187(18): 6488-98.[more]
Buell, C. R., Joardar, V., et al.
The Complete Genome Sequence of the Arabidopsis and Tomato Pathogen Pseudomonas Syringae Pv. Tomato DC3000
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Sep 02; 100(18): 10181-6.[more]